Language learning: challenges and progress

It is natural to be afraid of making mistakes, but my classmates listen patiently when I speak.

I was afraid of making mistakes during my first video call, so I prepared a few questions beforehand.

I am proud of my progress because I managed to explain my opinion without reading from my notes.

You should be proud of your progress if you can now hold a conversation that was impossible last month.

I finally got to grips with grammar after my teacher explained why we use different past tenses.

Comparing examples helps me get to grips with grammar because I can see how the rules work.

You can keep your skills active during the holidays by reading stories and speaking to friends online.

I keep my skills active by listening to interviews, even when I have no language classes.

You can learn from your mistakes by checking why an answer was wrong and trying a similar task.

I learned from my mistakes in the mock exam and stopped translating every sentence word for word.